"Past Simple Adventure!"

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

"Past Simple Adventure!"

Learning Goals:

• Use "was," "were," "could," and "did" to ask questions about the past.
  
• Ask questions with "where," "when," "how," and "why" in the past tense.
  
• Ask and answer questions about things that happened before.
  
• Work together to make questions and answer them.
  
• Use past tense questions to solve a fun problem in class.
  

Prior knowledge about the past simple.

"Question Match-Up"

Put in the correct order.

at the concert/ they  / last night / ? / were

you / did / ? / finish / yesterday / your homework 

when he was 5/ ? / he / ride / a bike / could / 

was /  interesting / last weekend / the movie / ? /

 ? /  visit / the museum / did / we / last summer

Practice forming questions using was

Practice forming questions using were

Practice forming questions using could

Practice forming questions using did.

Individual Activity: "Where, When, How?"

You are shown a series of short dialogues or statements (e.g., "Jenn was at the museum last Thursday.") and are asked to form a question using a wh-word.

Examples:

"Where was Jenn last Thursday?"

"When did you go to the beach?"

Use LessonUp to answer.

Statement: "Tom visited his grandparents last weekend."

Create a wh-question using this statement.

Statement: "Sara bought a new phone yesterday."

Create a wh-question using this statement.

Statement: "They were at the restaurant last night."

Create a wh-question using this statement.

Statement: "The flight arrived at 10 pm."

Create a wh-question using this statement.

"The Detective Game"

One student is the "suspect," and the rest of the class are detectives. The suspect answers questions based on a simple scenario (e.g., "Where were you last night at 7 pm?"). The detectives must ask past simple questions to solve the "mystery."

Detectives: Use did, was, were, and could to formulate questions.

The suspect: Can answer with "yes" or "no" or can give a little bit more information.

"The Missing Painting at the Museum"

"The Mystery of the Stolen Backpack"

"Who Ate the Last Piece of Cake?"

"The Disappearing Phone at the Party"

"Did we use the whole verb after 'did'? True or False?"

1. True
2. False

"Did she took her umbrella yesterday? True or False?"

1. True
2. False

"Could you swim when you were five? True or False?"

1. True
2. False

"Was John at the party last night? True or False?"

1. True
2. False

"Were they happy to see each other last weekend? True or False?"

1. True
2. False

"Could she plays the piano when she was ten? True or False?"

1. True
2. False

"Making Negations in the Past Simple" 1

Using was, were, and could

Add -n’t or not:

Examples:

She was in Italy last summer - She wasn’t in Italy last summer.

Rick and Bo were happy to leave France - Rick and Bo weren’t happy to leave France.

I could see the Mona Lisa in Paris. - I couldn’t see the Mona Lisa in Paris.

"The Missing Painting at the Museum"

"The Mystery of the Stolen Backpack"

"Who Ate the Last Piece of Cake?"

"The Disappearing Phone at the Party"

"Making Negations in the Past Simple" 2

Using Other Past Simple Verbs

Add didn’t and use the base verb:

Examples:

I brought my sunglasses - I didn’t bring my sunglasses.

Lucy stayed at a fancy hotel - Lucy didn’t stay at a fancy hotel.

We drove through Mexico - We didn’t drive through Mexico.

"The Missing Painting at the Museum"

"The Mystery of the Stolen Backpack"

"Who Ate the Last Piece of Cake?"

"The Disappearing Phone at the Party"

"Negation Relay Race!"

Instructions:

1. Divide the class into two teams.
   
2. Each team will take turns.
   
3. A member from Team A will come to the board and be given a prompt.
4. They must write a negative sentence using the past simple.
   
5. If correct, they earn a point.
   
6. After three rounds, the team with the most points wins!:
   

Example prompts:

"You / go to the park last week."

"He / finish his homework."

"They / eat breakfast this morning."

I went to the concert last night.

She was at home yesterday - becomes?

We saw the movie last weekend.

They liked the food at the restaurant.

They could see the comet very clearly.

Give me one thing you've learned and one question about the lesson.

Homework

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